Email Author Carlos Suarez De Jesus

2008 Stories by Carlos Suarez De Jesus

• The Legendary Laughlin

  published October 9, 2008

  Capturing the hidden in plain sight was among photographer Clarence John Laughlin’s most consistent themes. “He was one of the... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published October 9, 2008

  Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum Through November 2. Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Dr., Coral... More >>

• Saluting the Screwball

  published October 2, 2008

  Her humor, her style, her luminous beauty — film buffs idolize Carole Lombard and her screwball comedies from Tinseltown’s heyday. They... More >>

• Lost and Found

  published October 2, 2008

  We live in strange and frightening times. The economy is in flames. America is mired in two foreign wars. Racism, sexism, and geezerism have stunk... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published October 2, 2008

  Process/Processed Through October 4. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 2247 NW First Pl., Miami; 305-573-5810, More >>

• Kaws Sells Smurfs and SpongeBob in Wynwood

  published October 2, 2008

  Once you get beyond the sugar rush of Kaws's playful paintings at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, what stays with you is the painstaking manner in... More >>

• McCain Meets Macrame

  published September 25, 2008

  Margarita Benitez has a talent for stitching together political imagery as deftly as J Mac’s spidery handlers weave fibs. Fortunately... More >>

• Three Groundbreaking Art Shows in Wynwood

  published September 25, 2008

  In the Fifties sci-fi classic The Blob, a meteor, pregnant with a deadly strain of star jelly, crashes near a small town, where the goop... More >>

• Havana, I Thought I Knew Ye

  published September 18, 2008

  Growing up, Vivien Lesnik Weisman found her father a bit of an enigma. To understand Max Lesnik, the filmmaker traveled to Cuba to helm The Man... More >>

• Havana, We Hardly Knew Ye

  published September 18, 2008

  Growing up, Vivien Lesnik Weisman found her father a bit of an enigma. To understand Max Lesnik, the filmmaker traveled to Cuba to helm The Man... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published September 18, 2008

  Disappearances, Shadows & Illusions Through September 21. Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami; 305-375-3000, More >>

• Wynwood Art Walk Jam-Packed

  published September 18, 2008

  One has to tip the chapeau to Anthony Spinello. The spunky young dealer transforms his modest gallery about as often as his competitors change... More >>

• Media Storm

  published September 11, 2008

  An ill wind called Gustav recently upstaged John McCain. A conga line of hurricanes and tropical storms has ripped across the national... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published September 11, 2008

  Disappearances, Shadows & Illusions Through September 21. Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami; 305-375-3000, More >>

• Chile con Drama

  published September 4, 2008

  A potpourri of films — ranging from the poignant and political to the truly preposterous — seeks to reconcile Chile’s tumultuous... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published September 4, 2008

  Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967 Through September 7. Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125th St.,... More >>

• Picasso and Miró at the Bass Museum

  published September 4, 2008

  From expressive figurative illustrations to abstract geometries to surrealist musings, a new show at the Bass Museum of Art offers a rare look... More >>

• Haitian Art with a Heart

  published August 28, 2008

  The beguiling beauty, grace, and vitality of Haitian art is on display at Open Doors, where a portion of the proceeds from exhibit sales will... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published August 28, 2008

  Tales from the Far Side Through August 28. Farside Gallery, 1305 SW 87th Ave., Miami; 305-264-3355 Twenty artists,... More >>

• Diaspora Vibe Gallery Offers a Crazy Cacophony in the Design District

  published August 28, 2008

  A fortune cookie version of Carolina Vasquez's life greets visitors to Diaspora Vibe. On a monitor at the gallery's entrance, her 25 years... More >>

• Havana Hangovers

  published August 21, 2008

  Tired of hanging out in Miami’s dark corners, fueled by cheap rotgut and deliberate sleep deprivation? Searching for an inspiring end to a... More >>

• Art Capsules

  published August 21, 2008

  Transforming Light Through August 23. Dot Fiftyone Gallery, 51 NW 36th St., Miami; 305-573-9994, More >>

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  Clifton Childree's Craziness

  published August 21, 2008

  Since learning he won the Hilger Artist Project Award last December, Clifton Childree has been hoarding discarded wood, ornate headboards,... More >>

• Artformz Moves

  published August 21, 2008

  Alette Simmons-Jimenez comes across like an Amway representative when she describes local artists' involvement in what she calls the "open... More >>

• Sharp-Dressed Men

  published August 14, 2008

  New York-based performance and visual artist Rafael Sanchez has discovered the risks that scraggly chin fur can pose in post-9/11 America. “I... More >>